Fairer chocolate trade ‘transforming mothers’ lives in Ivorian cocoa villages’

Fairer chocolate trade ‘transforming mothers’ lives in Ivorian cocoa villages’

Women in the African nation’s cocoa villages face acute challenges, including gender inequality, economic exclusion and limited access to healthcare.

Cocoa farmers urged to increase global market share

The Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa has charged state chairmen of different cocoa-producing communities across Nigeria to be selfless and prioritise the welfare of cocoa farmers to boost cocoa production in the country. In a statement signed by the COFAAA Admin, Nigeria chapter, Oyindamola Akande and made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday after

Europe's chocolate producers and consumers feel the consequences of bad cocoa harvests in West Africa caused by a virus and climate change. But will rising prices improve the lives of cocoa farmers?

Forward thinking: Targeting availability and affordability to boost inclusion

The availability and affordability of financial services such as payments, savings, credit and insurance are central to financial inclusion. Rural populations, women and low-income groups in Côte d’Ivoire have historically had less access to financial services, which has impeded growth and economic activity. The comparatively high cost of traditional banking products has also been a contributor to low uptake. However, the development and increas…

Vaneisa: Dancing around our cocoa—T&T must revive sleeping economic giant

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with two truly inspiring members of the Cocoa Research Centre (CRC) at The UWI: Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan, its head, and Dr Darin Sukha, its food technologist. I met them 16 years ago, when I started working at the university as editor of its paper, UWI …

Fairer chocolate trade transforming mothers lives in Ivorian cocoa villages - Banbury FM

Mothers in impoverished Ivory Coast cocoa communities say fairer prices and contracts are helping to transform their lives and support their children. The west African nation is the biggest producer of cocoa in the world, with farmers in the region of Tonkpi supplying chocolate global markets, including the UK. But years of unfair trade practices have eroded farmers’ ability to reinvest in their land as climate impacts worsen, causing productivi…